New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-11
DIR. McGLYNN TALKS BACK.
CHEERED BY MANY THOUSANDS.
THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC AND IRVING HALL
FILLED TO OVERLOOKING.
DENoUNCISG HIS ECCLESIASTICAL sUPERIoRs-NoT
AFRAID OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS CALLS IT
LIBERATION - BITTER WORDS AGAINST
90 MMACuINH . =xoruINc sAIn

AFRAID OF EXCOMMUNICATION-HE CALLS IT
LIBERATION - BITTER WORDS AGAINST
The MACHINE '--NOTHING SAID
ABOUT HIS FUTURE.
Those who supposed that excommunicatiou
meant isolation to DR.. McGlynn must have had
this belief greatly shaken if they happened to be
any where near the Academy of Music last night
In case they succeeded in making their
way inside the big structure and witnessed the
multitude assembled there. Its enthusiasm and the
exercises of the evening, they would scarcely have
refrained from thinking that they had been vic
TINS of a delusion, or at least had been somewhat
mistaken IN their views. 1t was supposed to be a
meeting of the Anti-Poverty Society, but precious
little was SAID about the theories Of that organi-
za.iOn. There was only issue thought
of by the audience or really discussed
by the speakers and that was the deposed and I'M
frocked priest of st. stephens, the Rev. Dr. Nc
Glynn On him centred the entire interest of every
one and TO and hear him the great crowd turned
ont.
Ii was, indeed, multitude. At 7:30 O'Clock, half
an hour before the meeting advertised to begin.
and fully an hour before the exercises did
begin there was scarcely vacant seat in the house.
Still the people continued to come blocking up
Fourteenth-st. and Irving place almost completely
To accommodate them Irving Hall was secured, but
even this did not accommodate them all. Hun
dreds were compelled to return home. he audi
ence within the Academy might fairly be
termed representative. and unquestionably
1T was highly respectable. There
was naturally preponderance of the labor element
and generous sprnklmg OF the Doctors old par
ishioners but there were also seen business men,
lawyers. doctors. a few ministers and. in fact,
people of almost every class aud condition. The
taken up b. Miss Mnnnier's Concordia
Club. which Is made up of some 100 or more at
tractive looking youug ladies OF st. Stephens par
ish. Among the selections which they sang was
the Song of the Fourth" which caused some dis
cord in the aDor circles when sung last, because OF
the FREQ trade sentiments it contains.
James J. Gahan. formerly OF The Catholic Herald,
presided Henry George, who made short
speech in Irving Hall. James Redpath
James p. Archibald. John McMackin. John +.
Beain aud a number of other labor leaders sat
near him. Over their heads hung banners bearing
such notices as these: God Bless Our Beloved
PASTOR We are With You till Death, Father Nc
Glynn.' blessed are They that are Prosecuted
fof Conscience sake" Thou Shalt not Steal This
Is the Law of God"
THE BEST ISOLATED MAN IN AMERICA
In his opening remarks Mr.. Gahan
declared that the best Isolated Uan III
America was DIR. McGlvnn. At the
meie mention of the Doctors name the audi
encc became Wild with enthusiasm. Men and
womo1 stood mp and cheercd again and again I'LL
the structure seemed To shake. Handkerchlefs
were waved. aud some of the more emotional
women expressed their feelings with tears and
sobs. IL vas nearly SIX minutes before the
cheering ceased and even then IL broke
ont several times afterward as the chair
man went on % arraign the Roman authori-
ties for their treatment of the popular priest.
Every allusion lac made TO Rome or the name OF
Archbishop Conigan was greeted with misses and
how s OF dcrison, and when he declared IN closing
his speech that the people would stand oy Dr Nc
IIynn tIil death despite tine Pope and Propaganda,
then went up a cheer OF assent that could nave
been heard blocks nw ~.
Bnt the high tide OF enthusiasm was not fairly,
reached untll DR.. McCilynn himself appeared. This
happened about o o'clock. He appeared at the
stage wing IN his sen-clerical attire, sInillng as
usual but looking Just "A triile pale and nervous,
IA though he felt tho character OF the welcome
that was 10 store for him. No sooner had the audl
encc caught sight Of him than every one stood up
and began 10 shout. The cheering was simply deaf
eniug and II lasted for nearly ten minuies AZ tho
Doctor stepped forward two little boys approached
and strewed flowers IN his way. In addition to
these n uumoer OF little girls came on the stage
bearing beautiful bouquets which they gave TO
MN. After bowIng o. tho audience again and
again he sat down. bnt was compelled tn Else
again several times before the people were willing
to let the exercises go on 49, ~ .
Ibree cheers Tor the Soggarth Aroon!" They'll
hear this in Rome :" "Weil never desert you,
and Three cnrcrs for the priest of the peopel
were among the things shouted by the multitude.
At last Mr Gahan was able TO make himself heard
long enough to introduce the Doctor as
tie ioral priest OF America Wien
the renewed applause had az last n suos,aea
the Doctor began his speech: At first he spoke IN
rather mild quIet way. as though he were bent on
restraining himself. but before he had spoken q
quarter OF an hour he became |onsea and taIkeu
with earnestncss and vigor such a. he rarely ever
ex nIbitcd before. lie opened bv referring to con-
science as the guide TO right action. saying >.
ms in vain our God Is wondrously merciful and lie
Will condemn any one who steadiasty follows th,s
Is a teachIng OF christian philosophy. Of natural
religion of atboo theology that ho who follows me
n Is tne teaching OF the theology that learned under
the shadows OF the Vatican ITSELF tast the
sins sins against the Holy Ghost. and that TO obey
any man. him that ia enthroned Ia the vatican
CHEERS 20 that n even high Rome prohibit me from
tesching scientific truth that is more than scientific
social evil, and relieving men from tho norrid
Of POvsrty, tHsy sn IL become. me "i m
/. "A duty owe to my conscience. TO roIuse to retrac
no matter what punishment =, such fer"sa iaussr
I'm their power to imprson truth In dungeons
man had TO rot in dungeon, for the sac OF waat
10 be buried alive be burned at the stake; 10 suffer
anything rather than commit tho unparionabIe stu OF
doing violence TO his conscience
THEOLOGY BETTER THAN us PROFESSORS.
lie referred to Galileo. deDouncng the tyranny
of those who condemned the aged philosopher, but
also ccnsured the astronomer himself for recantlng
truths that he still held, thus SHINING against his
hem after arraiRnIng the stupidity or
ria. Roman authorities for condemnlng men because
they refused to shut their eyes to seli-evident
truths he continued. saying among other things:
Cathoic Theology IL nearly always better than us pro-
lessnrs IL teaches that ono atom OF truth can never
clash with another in all Gods universe put uniorC
unnicy ia expJuBders think otherwise IL Ia this stu
pditv on their part these attempts 10 abrldge human
liberty OF thought and action. that IL driving who,e
sl.. ftnr.h Ihs
o convert tho world Ia show that perfect harmony
xists be ween reason and revelation between grace
and nature Men muse distinguish however. between
Chrsrs truth and the teachings OF men whose Ouhuers
and cupidty MI every page OF Roman Catholic Church
hist nv for 1000 years
Yon may charge with inconsistency In not speaking
ont In this was before But defy any man 10 pon, OUT
a single instance where | have ever defended an
abuse on the human side or the Church
Cries OF Never! never!" ana applause. may nave
hamgbt IL nv duty as a humble ond OF the Church To
cover these errors that might not Incur the maiedcon
pronounced against that OF Noah who exposed MS
..lnniao AuI L